I've often thought of how my old man died:
a cancer, they said, shaped like a star,
grew in his brain, and fed upon
what he could call himself
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Sad poem, but well written. Good lines in it, too. I can feel for the father, mother and the child in this. Take care. Sincerely, Connie Webb
This is a poem of many layers - cancer, star (the crab) - the folding of the clothes, snow. I've read it several times now. I'm only posting a comment to say: I admired it. It hit me a little too painfully to comment the other times I read it. Beautiful.